kosë

See also: kose, Kose, kóse, kosę, košė, köse, and köşe

Albanian

Etymology

A later borrowing from a South Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian kòsa (“scythe”) and Bulgarian коса (kosa, “scythe”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *kosa (“scythe”). Non-Slavic cognates include Greek κόσα (kósa), Romanian coasă, and Hungarian kasza.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔːs/

Noun

kosë f (indefinite plural kosa, definite singular kosa, definite plural kosat)

  1. scythe

Derived terms

See also

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kosë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 805
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 193
  3. Omari, Anila (2012), “kosë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 172
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